Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in Nauru
Nauru: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual was 21.88 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Nauru, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Nauru is 21.88 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 452.4% on the previous year and up 226.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Nauru peaked at 609.4 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -74.83 % change on previous year, in 1989.
Nauru ranks 20th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | -45.32 % change on previous year | -199.1% |
| 1982 | -7.29 % change on previous year | -83.9% |
| 1983 | 37.78 % change on previous year | -618.3% |
| 1984 | 14.66 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1985 | 126.97 % change on previous year | +766.4% |
| 1986 | -21.8 % change on previous year | -117.2% |
| 1987 | 19.64 % change on previous year | -190.1% |
| 1988 | 149.38 % change on previous year | +660.8% |
| 1989 | -74.83 % change on previous year | -150.1% |
| 1990 | 226.16 % change on previous year | -402.2% |
| 1991 | 125.37 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 1992 | -0.0617 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 6.32 % change on previous year | -10343.9% |
| 1994 | 609.4 % change on previous year | +9543.4% |
| 1995 | -17.31 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1996 | 21.1 % change on previous year | -221.9% |
| 1997 | -13 % change on previous year | -161.6% |
| 1998 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -79.6% |
| 1999 | 74.51 % change on previous year | -2905.7% |
| 2000 | -28.1 % change on previous year | -137.7% |
| 2001 | 224.8 % change on previous year | -900.0% |
| 2002 | 49.11 % change on previous year | -78.2% |
| 2003 | 12.65 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 2004 | -27.69 % change on previous year | -319.0% |
| 2005 | -42.05 % change on previous year | +51.9% |
| 2006 | 95.33 % change on previous year | -326.7% |
| 2007 | 24.57 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 2008 | 15.66 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 2009 | -22.6 % change on previous year | -244.3% |
| 2010 | -0.022 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 2011 | 15.18 % change on previous year | -69197.3% |
| 2012 | -3.57 % change on previous year | -123.5% |
| 2013 | -14.31 % change on previous year | +300.6% |
| 2014 | -17.31 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 63.48 % change on previous year | -466.8% |
| 2016 | -28.21 % change on previous year | -144.4% |
| 2017 | 10.15 % change on previous year | -136.0% |
| 2018 | 46.06 % change on previous year | +353.6% |
| 2019 | 41.78 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2020 | -47.35 % change on previous year | -213.3% |
| 2021 | 9.54 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 2022 | 6.77 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 2023 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 2024 | 21.88 % change on previous year | +452.4% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 21.88 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -7.55 % change on previous year. (38 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 21.88 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -2.92 % change on previous year. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +69197.3% | -0.022 % change on previous year | 15.18 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +10343.9% | -0.0617 % change on previous year | 6.32 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +9543.4% | 6.32 % change on previous year | 609.4 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +2905.7% | -2.66 % change on previous year | 74.51 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.49 % change on previous year | -74.83 % change on previous year | 149.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.98 % change on previous year | -17.31 % change on previous year | 609.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.17 % change on previous year | -42.05 % change on previous year | 224.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.32 % change on previous year | -28.21 % change on previous year | 63.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.04 % change on previous year | -47.35 % change on previous year | 21.88 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 26.54 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Eritrea 25.6 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 22.1 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Belize 19.69 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Palestine 19.08 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Costa Rica 17.97 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Nauru?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Nauru was 21.88 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 609.4 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was -74.83 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Nauru rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth?
- Nauru ranks 20th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.